Ladies in the house! A glowing Salt n’ Pepa broke up the brofest with so much finesse. The Grammys have often gotten hip-hop wrong, but it’s heartening to see the culture’s pioneers get their flowers like this at music’s biggest night. In her acceptance speech she dedicates the award to her 10-year-old son, saying she wrote the first verse of the song - which details the aftermath of a divorce - “in the shower when I was choosing to change my son’s life.” -M.W.ħ:28 p.m. Adele takes pop solo performance with “Easy on Me,” her first win of the night. Steve Lacy dressed in full leather, opening his performance of “Bad Habit” by hissing the line, “You can’t surprise a Gemini!” I cherish these little morsels of weirdness (and astrology) at what’s been a bit of a snoozefest for the past 15 minutes. I am not sick of “Bad Habit!” But I wonder what goes through your head when you’re asked to play a song that just lost twice in a row. Happy to watch Steve Lacy play it here with Thundercat, another proud L.A. Are people sick of “Bad Habit”? I am not sick of “Bad Habit.” What a cool, weird, funny song - and cooler, weirder and funnier still that it ended up one of the year’s biggest hits. Biden gave me the damn award? Get the heck out of Dodge!” -K.D.Ĩ:29 p.m. But it’s not the first time the academy caught her off guard: “When I won for ‘Nick of Time,’ I just could not believe that they called my name,” she said, drawing laughs from the room. Bonnie Raitt just came through the press room after winning song of the year, and she beautifully sounded as surprised as anyone that was holding the Grammy. (Which is honestly why she was such an odd fit for the new artist category!) I’m pouring one out for “The Girl from Rio” tonight. Mikael - please put some respect on Anitta’s name! The Brazilian pop star has spent the last 10 years making hits in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. As always, though, there’s a Grammy precedent: Esperanza Spalding, who famously beat both Drake and Justin Bieber for best new artist in 2011. Best new artist goes to the young jazz singer Samara Joy, a clear upset even in a category that lacked a breakout star this year. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.8:34 p.m. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.
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